I got it done! Am I the first?

Just got my 205/70 General Grabber mounted on my spoke rim, with a tube! 85 psi, and 130+ mph on the stand, and she poped into place . Yea baby

did you have to seal your rim??

dino wrote:did you have to seal your rim??

Nope. I did get a new tube. It was one of those fits all tube. 215/225/235 14" 15"

Congradulations As far as I know you are the first. The General grabber seems to be the tire of choice. I tried with a diffrent tire and failed. (I have been changing tires for years, so it was not from lack of experence) let us know how it rides.

papa wrote:

dino wrote:did you have to seal your rim??

Nope. I did get a new tube. It was one of those fits all tube. 215/225/235 14" 15"

Kewll maybe the tube is the key. I was using the stock tube... This is some great info for thoes running spoke rims..

grizak wrote:Congradulations As far as I know you are the first. The General grabber seems to be the tire of choice. I tried with a diffrent tire and failed. (I have been changing tires for years, so it was not from lack of experence) let us know how it rides.

YEA_HOOOO!! I'll let you know how it rides, but I wont be able to go anywhere untill Saturday.

grizak wrote:

papa wrote:

dino wrote:did you have to seal your rim??

Nope. I did get a new tube. It was one of those fits all tube. 215/225/235 14" 15"

Kewll maybe the tube is the key. I was using the stock tube... This is some great info for thoes running spoke rims..

Keep in mind that it did not pop into place till around 130+mph with 85psi in it.

papa wrote:

grizak wrote:

papa wrote:

dino wrote:did you have to seal your rim??

Nope. I did get a new tube. It was one of those fits all tube. 215/225/235 14" 15"

Kewll maybe the tube is the key. I was using the stock tube... This is some great info for thoes running spoke rims..

Keep in mind that it did not pop into place till around 130 mph with 85psi in it.

WOW Apparently you were successful. but for any one who might want to try this. please be careful. use any and all safety precautions.

You tha Man

great job PaPa , would you do a step by step on how you did it , it would help others who want to do the same thing,
you have found the trick and I know others have been wanting to keep there stock wheels , again great job and thanks.
Horse

please give me details... would love to do it before my trip to san antonio... (which is on friday)

horseman8m wrote:great job PaPa , would you do a step by step on how you did it , it would help others who want to do the same thing,
you have found the trick and I know others have been wanting to keep there stock wheels , again great job and thanks.
Horse

I don't think I need to cover the R&R of the tire and wheel or mounting it. I will say what I did different. As stated above I bought a universal tube, 215/225/235-14"-15". I thought the stock tube looked a little small for this tire. The valve stem hole had to be enlarged to 7/16" to accommodate the larger valve stem tube. I mounted the tire using a mixture of dawn dish washing soap, 25% dawn-75% water. After I mounted the tire, I put in 65psi of air, but the bead did not seat. I installed it back on the bike and let out the air to relax the tube in case there were any pinches or twisted spots. Then I added 85psi, and with the motorcycle on the stand I started it, shifted into high, and gave it all she had. I heard two sweet pops that almost sounded like backfire, and she was seated. I thought that I might have to run it at high speed on a stand because I had a HD that I put a VW tire on, it also was spoke & tube, and I had the same problem of seating it until I did that. Hope this helps. I might mention I am no tire expert, and I am sure this is not proper procedure, and may be considered unsafe, but it has worked for me twice now. Of course you do this at your own risk. Good luck. Larry

WoooooooHHHoooooo! You are the first one with a "wideside" to do it! You are the bomb! Thanks



.........................bobby


ps....I like the way you think!


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twin1300 wrote:WoooooooHHHoooooo! You are the first one with a "wideside" to do it! You are the bomb! Thanks



.........................bobby


ps....I like the way you think!


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Thank you!!! You can officially add me to the darkside list now.

You got.......I will be glad to add you the list of fine people who have found out the same thing you have! Darkside Rulz!


...................bobby

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twin1300 wrote:You got.......I will be glad to add you the list of fine people who have found out the same thing you have! Darkside Rulz!


...................bobby

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OHH Yeaa!!

great job Larry , a car inner tube , and running it on the stand , WOW , It works , it works right.
welcome to the darkside

Post the name brand of the tube and where you got it and part number, for future guys.
I like the grabber and thinking about it. It looks like it has a rounded profile, and not square edges.
Does anyone know if they make it in the 65???????

wayne wrote:Post the name brand of the tube and where you got it and part number, for future guys.
I like the grabber and thinking about it. It looks like it has a rounded profile, and not square edges.
Does anyone know if they make it in the 65???????

I picked the tube up at a local tire shop. I don't remember a name brand. It is a universal as I stated, 215/225/235-14"-15". Also I forgot to mention I had drill out a little larger hole for the valve stem. I drilled it to 7/16".

Thanks to all for your comments!

wayne wrote:Post the name brand of the tube and where you got it and part number, for future guys.
I like the grabber and thinking about it. It looks like it has a rounded profile, and not square edges.
Does anyone know if they make it in the 65???????

just looked up the grabber uhp
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=General&model=Grabber+UHP&tirePageLocQty=

It doesn't look like thay make it in 205 65 15 at all
sorry Wayne

papa wrote:

wayne wrote:Post the name brand of the tube and where you got it and part number, for future guys.
I like the grabber and thinking about it. It looks like it has a rounded profile, and not square edges.
Does anyone know if they make it in the 65???????

I picked the tube up at a local tire shop. I don't remember a name brand. It is a universal as I stated, 215/225/235-14"-15". Also I forgot to mention I had drill out a little larger hole for the valve stem. I drilled it to 7/16".

A 65 series would be smaller then your stock tire according to the tire calculator. Not sure if you would really want that even if they did make it.

What is the tire size and how close does the tire come to the fender bracket

Is this the Tire tube?


http://www.gemplers.com/product/1008/MR-14-15-P215-225-235-75R14-15-Tube-TR13-Valve

DS-Wing-Nut wrote:Is this the Tire tube?


http://www.gemplers.com/product/1008/MR-14-15-P215-225-235-75R14-15-Tube-TR13-Valve

Yes, that's the one I used.

ROADHAWK wrote:What is the tire size and how close does the tire come to the fender bracket

The tire is a 205/70/15 general grabber uhp. There are no clearence problems, but any wider and you would have issues